fish saw
A Solo Theatre
A magical encounter of two girls across time and oceans and an unlikely friendship. Spanning across five-generations of a family in their giant house by the sea, Fish Saw is a collection of poignant and funny stories told by The Little Girl With Glasses and her best friend, Mr Fish.
Created by a team of artists from Japan, Argentina, and the USA, Fish Saw is like Ghibli meets Isabel Allende, with original animation and musical score. Inspired by Sachie’s family in Sendai, Japan, who lived by the sea for hundreds of years until one fateful day that changed their lives forever.
“a beautiful, funny, tragic, touching play about the endurance of memory in the face of human mortality”
— Apt613, Canada
A JAPAN, US, ARGENTINA COLLABORATION
Creative Team
Director: George Lewis
Writers: Sachie Mikawa and George Lewis
Animation: Sandra Iurcovich and Andrea Torti
Costume: Ana Franca
Music and Performance: Sachie Mikawa
Producer: Trent H Baumann and Monfu Production
Past Seasons
Espacio Transparente, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2017
London Fringe Festival, Ontario, Canada 2017
Ottawa Fringe Festival, Ontario, Canada 2017
Theatre Off Jackson, Seattle, US 2017
The Cultch, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2018
Gabriola Island Arts Festival, British Columbia, Canada, 2018
Intrepid Theatre, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 2018
TAHI Festival, Wellington, New Zealand, 2020
Accolade
Winner, Outstanding Technical Achievement, London Fringe
What People are saying
“A UNIVERSAL AND SPECIFIC STORY SKILLFULLY TOLD.”
-theatreview, NZ
“I saw what the Fish saw. It was fantastic. It was difficult to hold my tears at the end.”
— An Audience in Seattle
“It made me cry and laugh at the same time. What a beautiful story.”
— An Audience in Vancouver
“I absolutely loved it. It was funny, sad and so beautiful. It was quite brilliant.”
— An Audience in Wellington
